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1. Find the maximum value of |1 1 + sin 𝜃 1 |
1 1 1 + cos 𝜃
(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) 0 (d) 1
𝑥 + 3 −2
2. If x ∈ N and | | = 8 then find the value of x.
−3𝑥 2𝑥
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
𝜋 2 sin 𝑥 3
3. In the interval < 𝑥 < 𝜋 , find the value of x for which the matrix [ ] is
2 1 2 sin 𝑥
singular.
𝜋2 𝜋 𝜋
(a) x= 3 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 2 (d0 none of these
𝑝 𝑝+1
4. Write the value of determinant | |
𝑝−1 𝑝
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2𝑥 5 6 −2
5. If | |=| | then find x.
8 𝑥 7 3
(a) x=±6 (b) x=±7 (c) x=±8 (d) none of these
6. If A is a 3x3 matrix , |𝐴| ≠ 0 and |3𝐴| = 𝑘|𝐴| then write the value of k.
(a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 29 (c) 30
4 6
7. If A = [ ]then find A(AdjA)
7 5
22 0 22 0 −22 0 −22 0
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
0 −22 0 −22 0 22 0 −22
sin 𝛼 cos 𝛽 −1
8. If | |= then find value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 in [0,2𝜋]
cos 𝛼 sin 𝛽 2
𝜋 5𝜋 2𝜋 5𝜋 4𝜋 5𝜋
(a) 3
, 3
(b) 3 , 3 (c) 3 , 3 (d) none of these
2 4 2𝑥 4
9. Evaluate x if | |=| |
5 1 6 𝑥
(a) x=±√5 (b) x=±√3 (c) x=±√7 (d) none of these
4 2 5
10. Given A = [ 2 0 3] then write the value of det(2A𝐴−1 ).
−1 1 0
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) none of these
11. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴| = 64 then find |𝐴|
(a) ±12 (b) ±8 (c) ±5 (d) none of these
2𝑥 𝑥+3
12. If | | = |1 5| write the value of x.
2(𝑥 + 1) 𝑥 + 1 3 3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
3 − 2𝑥 𝑥 + 1
13. For what value of x , the given matrix A = [ ] is a singular matrix?
2 4
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
14. If A is an invertible square matrix of order3 and |𝐴| = 5 then find the value of |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴|.
 (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 5 (d) none of these
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 4 −1
15. If | |=| | then write the value of x.
𝑥−3 𝑥+2 1 3
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
2 −3 5
16. If 𝐴𝑖𝑗 is the cofactor of the element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 of the determinant |6 0 4 | then write the value
1 5 −7
of 𝑎32 𝐴32
(a) 110 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) none of these
17. If A is a square matrix and |𝐴|=2 then write the value of |𝐴𝐴′| where A’ is transpose of A.
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) none of these
3 10
18. If A = | | then write the value of |𝐴−1 |.
2 7
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) none of these
19. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴| = 225 then find |𝐴′|
(a) ±15 (b) ±25 (c) ±35 (d) None of these
cos 𝜃 − sin 𝜃
20. Write the inverse of the matrix [ ]
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ] − cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ] cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ]
(a) [ (b) [ (c) [ (d) none of
−sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 −sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 −sin 𝜃 − cos 𝜃
these
21. The value of the determinant of a matrix A of order 3x3 is 4. Find the value of |5𝐴|
(a) 100 (b) 2000 (c) 500 (d) none of these
22. Consider the following Statements :
Statement 1 : Adj(AB) = Adj(B) Adj(A) For any square matrices A and B
Statement 2 : (𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1 for any square matrices A and B
(a) 1 only (b) 2only (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
23. The value of |−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽 |. Is
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
24. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and 2𝐴 =k|𝐴| then value of k is
| |
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 11
25. Consider the following Statements :
Statement 1 : |𝐴𝑑𝑗𝐴| = |𝐴|𝑛−1 where n is order of matrix and A is any square matrix.
Statement 2 : Adj(kA) = 𝑘 𝑛−1 AdjA where n is order of matrix and A is any square matrix
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
5 3 8
26. If ∆= |2 0 1| , write the minor of the element 𝑎23
1 2 3
(a) 7 (b) 14 (d) 21 (d) 28
27. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that|𝐴| = −1, |𝐵| = 3 then find the value of
|2𝐴𝐵|.
(a) -24 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) none of these
2 3 −1
28. If A =[4 1 0 ] then find 𝑀12 𝑀21 + 𝐶21 𝐶12
3 3 2
(a) 136 (b) 144 (c) 138 (d) none of these
−3 2 1 2
29. Find the matrix P satisfying equation P[ ]=[ ].
5 −3 2 −1
 13 8 13 −8 −13 8
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) I
1 1 1 1 1 1
30. If A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a square matrix of order 2x2 such that |𝐴| = −15 then find the value of
𝑎21 𝐶21 + 𝑎22 𝐶22
(a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) none of these
31. If A and B are invertible matrices then which of the following is not correct?
(a) Adj A = |𝐴|𝐴−1 (b) det(𝐴)−1 = (det⁡(𝐴))−1 (c) (𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1 (d)
−1
(𝐴 + 𝐵 ) = 𝐵 + 𝐴 −1 −1

32. If A is a square matrix then value of adj. (𝐴)𝑇 – (𝑎𝑑𝑗. 𝐴)𝑇 is equals to
(a) A (b) 2|𝐴|𝐼 (c) null matrix whose order is same as A (d) unit matrix whose order
is same as A
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
33. If ∆= |𝑑 𝑒 𝑓 | and A , B , C are cofactors of a , b and c then the value a A +b B+c C is
𝑔 ℎ 𝑖
equals to
(a) ∆ (b) 2∆ (c) -∆ (d) 0
34. If D is a determinant of order 3 and D’ is determinant obtained by replacing elements of
D with its cofactors then which one of the following is correct?
(a) D’ = 𝐷2 (b) D’ = 𝐷3 (c) D’ = 3𝐷2 (d) D’ = 3𝐷3
6𝑖 −3𝑖 1
35. If | 4 3𝑖 −1| = x+iy then x equals to
20 3 𝑖
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
1 1 1
36. Maximum and minimum value of | 1 1 + sin ∅ 1| is
1 + cos ∅ 1 1

(a) ½ , -1/2 (b) 1,-1 (c) 2,-2 (d) none of these

37. The area of triangle with vertices (-3,0) , (3,0) and (0,k) is 9 square units, then value of k
is
(a) ±9 (b) ±3 (c) 12 (d) 6
38. The equation of the line joining (1,2) and (3,6) using determinants is:
(a) y = x (b) 2y = x (c) 2x = y (d) x = 3y
1 3 2
39. The matrix A = [1 𝑥 − 1 1 ] will have inverse for every real x except
2 7 𝑥−3
11±√5 9±√5 11±√3 9±√3
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
40. Given that A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴 then value of |2𝐴| is

(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 16

𝜋2
ANSWERS : 1 . (a) ½ 2.(b) X = 2 3. (a) x= 3 4. (a) 1 5. (a) X=±6 6. (a) K=27 7. (d)
−22 0 𝜋 5𝜋
[ ] 8.(a) , 9. (b) x=±√3 10. (a) 8 11.(b) ±8 12. (a) x = 1 13.(c) x=1 14.(a)
0 −22 3 3
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ]
25 15. (b) x=2 16. (a) 110 17. (c) 4 18. (b) 1 19. (a) ±15 20. (𝑎) [ 21 ( c)
−sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
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22(c) 23(a) 24. (a) K = 8 25 (c) 26.(a) 7 27. (a) -24 28. (b) 144 29.(a) [ ] 30 . (a) 15
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31 (d) 32 (c) 33 (a) 34 (a) 35 (d) 36 (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 40 (d)